The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
ON RAIL AND CRoSSTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railwa.
Circles.

The Rome and Carrollton Construction
| Company, according to the Rome 1Tt0une,
is making things hum along the line or tne
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus between
| Chattanooga and Rome.
The Three Cs road is paying up all the
obligations of the Georgia and Carolina
Midland in Augusta, and the new company
is preparing to begin the practical work OF
building the consolidated line.
The Richmond and Danville has made an
other SCOOP 1t has bought the Fayetteville.
North Carolina and Western railroad for
5000. The road is eighteen miles long and
runs from Greensboro, N. c., toward Fay
etteville
The following is from the Augusta Chron-
icte: There is great interest in West Point
| Terminal matters. There are thousands
down this way who firmly believe that the
company will eventually control the whole
| Southern railroad system. Every move OF
the company is closely watched.
The firemens' contest for the gold watch
to be voted at the Brotherhood fair at
Macon has been extended until Thurday
night The contest was to have closed to-
morrow night, but an extension of time was
obtained Savannah's candidate is John j.
Gordon. Macon has James Pool i'll tho
field. Both are popular firemen, and Mr..
Pool having the advantage of being on the
ground in his favor, is making big show.
Mr.. Gordon's friends are not at all idle.
They are working like beavers for him and
do not propose to be left in the race.
President Frye of the Atlanta, Atlantic
and Great Western railroad is pushing his
scheme for all it is worth. In an interview
i'll Atlanta on Saturday, he stated that the
road may not come to Savannah. sit may be
considered advisable" he said ito cross the
Savannah river at a point opposite Yamas-
see, S. c., and seek an outlet at Charleston
or Port Royal or both, instead of Savannah
1t is possible to bridge the Savannah river
and connect with the South Carolina system
of roads at less expense than to build line
from Sylvania in Screyen county, to Saw
annah and procure terminal facilities in the
latter place.
The Carrollton Times has information
from what it belives to be good authority
that Carrollton stands a good chance to So
cure the railroad shops of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad. An effort is
being made now and the Times hopes the
effort will not be in vain These shops will
add much to the town, the trade of which
would be at least $1,000 year. The offices
of the road have not been located, and the
Times also would be pleased to have them
there. 1t sees no reason why Carrollton
can't get them. This will be the centre of
the line, and Carrollton has done more than
an equal part, considering her size, in for
warding the enterprise.
The Central has issued an order author
izing the sale of round trip tickets during
the holidays, at the low rate of DC. per mile,
between all stations ON the Central railroad
Milledgeville and Eatonton railroad, Epson
County railroad, Augusta and Savannah
railroad, Savannah, Griffin and North Ala
| bama railroad, Southwestern railroad,
md Enfa11lo I'm Eufan1a
and Clayton railroad, Columbus and West
ern railway, Columbus and Rome railway.
The tickets will be sold from Dec. % tc
Dec. 25, inclusive; limited to Jan. 2, 1885,
And from Dec. 90 to Dec. 81, inclusive; linn
tied to Jan. 5, 1888.